Colts-Patriots game recap

A review of the Colts' 59-24 loss to the Patriots on Sunday at Gillette Stadium:

Too much Luck: It might be fun watching rookie Andrew Luck fling the football, but 50 passes are too many. The Colts are 2-4 when their triggerman clicks off at least 44. Do the math. That makes them 4-1 when Luck is more economical with his passes. Of course, the lopsided nature of the game dictated the pass-heavy approach. Luck joined Peyton Manning (12 times) and Jack Trudeau (twice) as the only QBs in club history with two or more games with at least 50 attempts.

Too much Brady: Tom Brady continued to pad his Hall of Fame statistics at the expense of the Colts. He won for the 10th time in 14 meetings, including the postseason. He passed for 331 yards, just the third time he has eclipsed the 300 barrier against Indy, but added three more TDs. Brady now has twice as many TDs (24) as interceptions (12) against the Colts. The 127.2 rating was his fourth straight 100-plus rating versus the Colts and seventh in the 14 meetings.

Good on the ground: It's too bad the game got away from the Colts. They were having success pounding away at the right side of New England's defense. Vick Ballard finished with 72 yards on 16 carries and Donald Brown added 17 on four. Delone Carter chipped in with 21 yards on two attempts, but 20 came in the closing minutes. Had the game remained close, there's no question Luck would have had balance on his side.

Quote to note: "I'll take it if we're scoring, so it didn't matter much. The punt return for a touchdown, the interception return for a touchdown, those were awesome, so when you get those type of plays, those are game-changing plays. I don't remember too many times when we've lost games when we've gotten returns for touchdowns.'' -- Brady on being on the sideline for an extended time in the second quarter when the Patriots turned a 14-7 deficit into a 21-14 lead.